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Having problems with your Acer Aspire 5100 Notebook ?

Usb malfuction I am looking at a Acer Aspire 5100 for a friend, when i plug a usb device in i get a popup box next to the time saying usb device not recognized if i then select the popup it tells me that ''one of the usb devices attached to the computer has malfunctioned and that windows doesnt recognize it'' this happens if i try all the other usb ports as well i have tried renstalling windows xpand draining the batt, on close inspection to the casing it looks as if its been droped on the front

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Just because it says it doesn't recognise it doesn't mean it won't work. Plus if it's a device needing drivers you should download and install the drivers first then attach the usb cable. Go to the manufacturers website and find the drivers for the product downloading and installing the proper ones for the version of windows you have. \015\012\015\012Also if you had listed what it was.... make and model could've given you a link to the drivers

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